Dear Friends,

I'm going solo this week, with Lynn in Detroit at the National Farm to School conference.  But, of course, she still wants to get her two cents in, namely . . .

Farm to School: A phone call from you could be worth $4.5 billion. The Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill has stalled and Iowa’s two U.S. senators are in a strong position to move it forward. 

In March, the Senate Agriculture Committee unanimously passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. This bill invests $4.5 billion in child nutrition, including $40 million for Farm to School programs. Please thank Senators Harkin and Grassley for supporting the bill (they’ve both signed the “Dear Colleague” letter!), and ask them to use their seniority to schedule a time for the bill to be debated. Call Grassley at (202) 224-3744 and Harkin at (202) 224-3254.

Tonight:

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I interview the head of the Iowa Minuteman Patriots.

Wednesday May 19: Ames Live Broadcast: We go live from Ames on Wednesday, talking about small-business development and green jobs. With daily reminders from the Gulf of Mexico of one of the reasons continued dependence on oil is a problem, there is no better time to push for a “Manhattan-project style” commitment to renewable energy. Let’s find out what one central-Iowa town is doing to make a difference. If you’d like to be part of our live audience, please contact me at fallonforum@gmail.com.

Thursday May 20: We talk about workers at nuclear power plants getting sick.

This week’s prize: During Thursday’s show, we’ll give-away a $20 gift card to The Bookstore. This gem of a local business in the heart of downtown Des Moines is a refreshing alternative to the big chain bookstores.

May 22 – Flood Recovery Day Trip (Cedar
Rapids)
Volunteers will do light labor in service to
neighborhoods still suffering from the 2008 floods, All skill levels
welcome. Carpool to Cedar Rapids, leaving at 7:00 am from Plymouth
United Church of Christ, 4126 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines. Arrive back in
Des Moines by 6:00 pm. Bring a sack lunch and register by May 6th at iowaipl.org/crfloodrecovery
or contact Stephen Lauer at iowa.actioncorps@gmail.com
or (515) 343-0553.
 
May 27 – Forum with Democratic US Senate
Candidates (Cedar Rapids)
IowaPolitics.com sponsors this
event at 7:30 pm at the Ballantyne Auditorium at Kirkwood Community College.  It’s free
but pre-registration is required. Doors open at 7:00 pm. Contact (515)
309-2941 or info@Iowapolitics.com.

Thanks, Ed